Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 2241 | 1136 | 6858 | 2355 | 2968 | 1818 | 2455 | 3927 | 4284 | 4688 | 3436 | 3135 | 4000 | 4614 | 6037 | 3094 | 2789 | 2451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.77m | 6:28AM1.76m | 6:51PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.27m | 11:57AM0.26m | 00:23AM0.28m | 12:48PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | N 5 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 209 | 11 | 14 | 3096 | 2355 | 1794 | 1818 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3953 | 3094 | 2789 | 2451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 7 | N 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 4 | S 16 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 183 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 322 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 600 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | NNW 4 | SSW 12 | NNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 2241 | 1136 | 6858 | 5 | 2968 | 7 | 2455 | 3927 | 4284 | 4688 | 3436 | 3135 | 4000 | 4614 | 6037 | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 43 | 13 | 71 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 193 | 145 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 72 | 30 | 16 |
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